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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-01-01 15:22:25 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-01-01 15:22:25 +0000
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downloadgpsd-9abc1ad1a95b7ab4343c7ba0f888726c967e73dc.tar.gz
Added Garmin Geko to hardware list.
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@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
<h1 align='center'>GPSD-Compatible GPSes</h1>
-<p>gpsd should work with any GPS using an RS232C or USB interface that
-advertises NMEA-0183 compliance. Here are some notes on hardware we
-have tested (all under Linux 2.6.8). Hyperlinks lead to technical
-information. The "Works with" column is the last version with which
-this GPS is known to have been successfully tested.</p>
+<p><code>gpsd</code> should work with any GPS using an RS232C or USB
+interface that advertises NMEA-0183 compliance. Here are some notes
+on hardware we have tested. Hyperlinks lead to technical information.
+The "Works with" column is the last <code>gpsd</code> version with
+which this GPS is known to have been successfully tested.</p>
<table border='1'>
<tr>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Takes optional latitude/longitude initialization.
<td>2.0</td>
<td>
PGRME, GPGLL, PGRMZ, PGRMM, GPBOD, GPRTE, GPWPL,
-GPRMC, GPRMB, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPGSV, GPGSV
+GPRMC, GPRMB, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV
</td>
<td>
Garmin 12XL and 45 are nearly identical and should work as well.<BR>
@@ -199,6 +199,23 @@ is not available. Garmin uses a nonstandard 16-bit SNR scale.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
+<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/manuals/Geko201_OwnersManual.pdf'>Garmin Geko 201</a></td>
+<td>Good</td>
+<td>Garmin</td>
+<td>RS-232</td>
+<td><a href="http://www.garmin.com">Garmin</a></td>
+<td align='center'>n</td>
+<td>2.5</td>
+<td>?</td>
+<td>
+PGRME, GPGLL, PGRMZ, GPBOD, GPRTE,
+GPRMC, GPRMB, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV
+</td>
+<td>
+The online copy of the owner's manual seems to be badly garbled.
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
<td>TechWay TP-051</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRF-II? + PL2303</td>
@@ -241,7 +258,7 @@ gpsprobe against the device and looking at the output.</p>
<p>SiRF-II: A <a
href='http://www.rayming.com/download/NEMA_commands.pdf'>technical
-manual</a> describing NMEA extensions supported by chipset is
+manual</a> describing NMEA extensions supported by this chipset is
available from Globalsat's U.S. reseller. For SiRF binary '
protocol itself, look <a href='sirf_protocol.pdf'>here</a>.</p>
@@ -249,7 +266,7 @@ protocol itself, look <a href='sirf_protocol.pdf'>here</a>.</p>
Interface Specification</a></p>
<p>PL2303: support is broken in late 2.4 Linux kernels (it broke after
-2.4.18) but good in 2.6.8.</p>
+2.4.18) but good in 2.6.8 and later.</p>
<h2>RS232 levels:</h2>
@@ -289,7 +306,7 @@ USB and RS232-DB9 adaptors sold separately.</td>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/'>Garmin</a></td>
<td>sales@garmin.com</td>
-<td>eTrex, foreTrex, GPS12, GPS72, GPS76, Geko</td>
+<td>eTrex, foreTrex, GPS12, GPS72, GPS76</td>
<td>All handhelds with consoles. These guys are focused on the
aviation market.</td>
</tr>